Asus Z97-A

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	114% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (27%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

17 months ago, 17 months ago.

Motherboard	Asus Z97-A (all builds)
Memory	17.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 1.6 GHz
Display	1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180418
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '23 at 03:06
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	IDN-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-4790K-$348 455,746 User benchmarks, average bench 79% SOCKET 1150, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	74.6% Very good	Memory 81.6 1-Core 79.2 2-Core 212 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 364 8-Core 565 57% 465 Pts	64-Core 580 36% 580 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 87%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$278 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 1B81) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CSSD-M2O1TEG2VNQ 1TB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 151% 744GB free (System drive) Firmware: EDFM00.7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 324 341 347 361 353 354 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 356 Write 353 Mixed 349 SusWrite 347 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 59.5 196% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 577 378% 444 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 196%
WDC WD60EZAZ-00SF3B0 6TB 3,395 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 145 146 145 146 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	25.6% Poor	Read 164 Write 137 Mixed 86.9 SusWrite 145 30% 133 MB/s	4K Read 19.8 4K Write 10 4K Mixed 1 37% 10.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1.2 DQ Write 13.8 DQ Mixed 1.6 3% 5.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.6% Great: 39%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$21 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 401GB free Firmware: 05.01A05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 83 84 85 85 86 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 17% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown PUD31600C118GVS Kingston 99U5403-082.A00LF Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 Samsung M378B5173QH0-CK0 24GB 1600, 1600, 1600, 1600 MHz 8192, 8192, 4096, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	48.4% Average	MC Read 16.5 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 15 47% 16.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 18.3 SC Mixed 15.3 45% 15.7 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 42%

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Desktop 84%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 36%

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Motherboard: Asus Z97-A - $150

CPU
Core i7-4790KIntel $348Bench 79%, 455,746 samples	2,330x
Core i5-4690KIntel $50Bench 70%, 229,359 samples	1,201x
Core i7-4790Intel $135Bench 71%, 255,027 samples	421x

GPU
GTX 970Nvidia $200Bench 49%, 834,238 samples	797x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	344x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	310x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	275x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	203x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	139x

RAM
Fury DDR3 1866 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 59%, 122,541 samples	252x
Fury DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBHyperXBench 54%, 77,652 samples	154x
Vengeance DDR3 1600 C10 2x8GBCorsairBench 54%, 43,127 samples	120x

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Value: 60% - Above average

Total price: $798

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $110	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $48

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16